单词 | wardress |
释义 | wardressn. A female warder in a prison. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > jailer > female jaileress1747 wardress1878 matron1931 1878 E. C. G. Murray Russians of To-day 87 A servant girl, who is committed for trial on a charge of thieving, often gets a smart flagellation or two at the hands of a stout-armed wardress. 1885 Standard 28 Aug. 6/3 A Wardress of Millbank proved two previous convictions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmaswar-dress war-dress n. ΚΠ 1724 H. Jones Present State Virginia 5 The Seneca Indians in their War Dress may appear as terrible as any of the Sons of Anak. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 16 A command for Eagle to put on his war-dress. < n.1878 as lemmas |
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